It’s quite likely a safe bet that you have never thought of going to the post office as an adventure and an opportunity for developing kindergarten readiness. Especially at this time of year. But it can be.
To a child, it’s magic that a card can disappear in the mail and appear at someone else’s house. When you think of it like that, it is quite magical. There’s lots to see on the the journey, sizes, shapes, colors, different people, signs, cars, trucks, and more. And there are many things that can be talked about: getting there, what happened at the post office, coming back, what the picture was on the stamp, different numbers, and more.
After we got back from the post office, then we got to play it over and over (and over and over) at home!
Do you have some things to mail so you and your child can go on a post office adventure?